I was told today when talking to a person about their pond and spawing habitat, that they put plenty of pea gravel in the pond. RES/YP/GSH/FHM/SMB pond.
I got a blank stare when I asked if they put any habitat in the pond for the YP/SMB/FHM/GSH to spawn on.
Those fish are also outside of my usual experience. Mostly used to LMB/BG ponds.
I have not stocked any SMB, but want to add some in the future. However, after reading several SMB threads (over YEARS) that included pics of spawning beds it finally dawned on me that my bed material calibration was WAY off!
Knowing a little bit is frequently more damaging than knowing nothing - if you at least have the smarts to pursue expert guidance when you know nothing.
